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Title deeds for relating to properties in counties Bedfordshire – Essex, 1348, 1599-1761; Hampshire and Surrey, 1634-1649; Kent – Leicestershire, 1609-1652, 1802; Norfolk, 1592-1658; Northampton, 1646, 1766; Somerset, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, 1627-1807; Staffordshire, 1620-1747; Suffolk – Warwickshire, 1671, 1762; and Worcestershire, 1745-1760.

Bonds, recognizances in the nature of a statute merchant or statute staple, etc. separated from other documents with which they once belonged. They relate mainly to payments of debts, appearances in court, covenants in title deeds or obedience to arbitration awards. A large proportion of them concerns the Thelwall family of Plas y Ward. They are listed as "a bundle of old bonds", 1489-1669; miscellaneous bonds, 1518-1613; bonds for payment, recognizances, etc., 1520-1682; a parcel of "old bonds", 1554-1687; bonds for performance of covenants, 1614-1698; bonds of Sir Richard Wynn and Sir John Wynn of Gwydir, 1619-1638. and bonds for payments for Caernarfonshire rectories, 1624-1631.

Volumes containing original schedules of deeds compiled by the estate in 1710-1822, 1740-1789, 1770, and 1817, together with loose schedules and abstracts of deeds, [early 17th cent]-[c. 1910]. The original volumes list family settlements, wills and title deeds for estates gained though inheritance, marriage or purchase, although the order of the contents changes according to the cataloguing system adopted by the estate at the time. The total date range of deeds described in these schedules covers 1185-1910.

Fragments of documents relating to Caernarfonshire, 1589-[19th cent.]; illegible documents, 1641 (other dates illegible); old wrappers, [c. 1673]-[c. 1789]; and seals, [16th-17th cent].

Audit minutes and a summary of the various agency accounts for the annual audits held at Wynnstay, 1848-1874, with later enclosures in one of the volumes, 1895-1896.

Mainly expired tenancy agreements and notices to quit tenancies from the main Wynnstay and Vale of Clwyd estates, for houses and lands situated in Cefn Mawr, Erbistock, Gresford, Llanarmon-yn-Ial, Llandysilio-yn-Ial, Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd, Llangollen, Llanynys, Marchwiail, Ruabon, Ruthin and Wrexham, Denbighshire, and in Bangor [Is-coed] and Overton, Flintshire. There are 13 files of expired tenancy agreements, numbered 2a-757 (with gaps) dated 1847-1932; notices to quit at Lady Day 1864, dated 1845-1864; expired unnumbered tenancy agreements, 1856-1904; lists of tenancy agreements and notices to quit, 1863-1877; sporting leases, 1891-1930; and a certificate of safety and engagement for guarantee issued by the Manchester Steam Users’ Association, 1897.

Records relating to employees of the main Wynnstay estate in and near Ruabon, comprising two tradesmen’s time books, 1838-1849, and 1856-1857; and papers relating to appointments of estate employees, 1863-1930.

Letters to and by Sir Watkin Williams Wynn or his agents concerning the estates of Wynnstay and the Vale of Clwyd, and to a lesser extent, Flintshire, dealing with a purchase of lands near Bachymbyd, 1709; Creigiog Uwch Glan mines, 1853; miscellaneous estate matters, 1858-1917; the gas supply to Wynnstay, 1878-1879; Ruabon post office, 1883-1910; shooting and hunting, 1885-1901; and the water supply to Booth Farm, Minera, 1905.

Papers deriving from the ownership and apportionment of tithes concerning the Wynnstay and Vale of Clwyd estate, comprising lists of tithes in the Manor of Valle Crucis, Wrexham, Stansty, etc., [pre-1719]; a tithe apportionment for Llangollen, 1841; tithe apportionment for Erbistock, 1843; tithe apportionment for Erlas, Gresford, (Watermark 1849); table and list of tithe rent charge, Plas Issa and Tatham farms, Ruabon, (Watermark 1859)-1873; and particulars of tithe rent charges due to the owners of Plas Madoc, 1890.

Miscellaneous estate administration papers of Wynnstay and the Vale of Clwyd estates, comprising files entitled woods and timber, [?1541], 1860-1862; Valle Crucis rents, 1573-1792; an inoculation book [c. 1784]; a valuation of Erbistock, [19th cent., first quarter]; a coachman and groom’s account, 1847; a receipt book for sales of land, 1856; properties, 1865, 1920; and brick-making agreements, 1887-1890.

Bundles, which may be original, of numbered and unnumbered expired tenancy agreements of the Merioneth estate, predominantly Glan-llyn, for properties situated mainly in Bala, Llandderfel, Llanfor, Llangywer, Llanuwchllyn, Llanycil and Trawsfynydd, and associated papers. There are 10 files of numbered expired tenancy agreements nos. 1386-1689 (with gaps) dated 1841-1936; expired unnumbered tenancy agreements, Mallwyd, 1839-1854; tenancy agreements relating to the trust of Llanuwchllyn almshouses, 1858-1880; notices to quit tenancies, 1867-1876; expired boat agreements, Bala, 1873-1903; and sporting leases, 1873-1926.

Miscellaneous estate administration papers of the Merioneth and Caernarfonshire estates, consisting of an acquittance for payment out of the manor of Maenan, 1675; abstracts of leases, etc., in Merioneth, [post-1728], 1867; estate correspondence and sale catalogues, Merioneth and Caernarfonshire, 1804-1890; property tax receipts from Llanuwchllyn and Bala, 1814-1815; memoranda for the Glan-llyn estate audit, 1862; a gamekeeper’s appointment, Glan-llyn, 1881; and copy of a patent roll of Charles I of 1628, concerning the Dyfi (Dovey) fishery, [c. 1900].

Expired tenancy agreements and notices to quit, from the of the Llangedwyn and Llansilin estates, situated mainly in the townships and parishes of Llangedwyn, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, and Llansilin, Denbighshire, and the nearby parish of Llansanffraid-ym-Mechain, Montgomeryshire. There are 3 files of numbered expired tenancy agreements, nos 4-773 (with gaps), dated 1852-1903; expired unnumbered tenancy agreements, 1850-1869; and notices to quit tenancies, 1857-1897.

Miscellaneous estate administration papers of the Llangedwyn and Glascoed estates in Denbighshire, comprising estate accounts, 1659-1684, 1810; a perambulation in Lledrod, Llansilin, 1668; accounts for building and repairs, 1698-1872; accounts of timber work, 1810-1871; estate correspondence, 1816-1905; a steward’s account [valuation], 1835; and appointments of employees, 1856-1877.

Bundles which appear to form an original sequence of expired tenancy agreements and associated papers, firstly of the Llwydiarth estate and the Montgomeryshire portion of Llangedwyn, for properties and sheepwalks situated mainly in the parishes of Garthbeibio, Hirnant, Llanerfyl, Llanfair Caereinion, Llanfihangel-yng-Ngwynfa, Llanfyllin, Llangadfan, Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Llanwddyn and Pennant [Melangell]. From nos. 1010 onwards they also include the Mathafarn, Tirymynech and Rhiwsaeson estates, filed in the same numerical sequence, covering the parishes of Carno, Cemais, Darowen, Llanbryn-mair, Llangurig, Llanwrin, Machynlleth, Penegoes and Trefeglwys. There are 10 files of numbered expired tenancy agreements for Llwydiarth and Llangedwyn, nos 101-999 (with gaps) dated 1839-1927, one file for Llwydiarth, Llangedwyn, Mathafarn, Tirymynech and Rhiwsaeson, nos 1001-1100 (with gaps) dated 1858-1920, and 4 files for Mathafarn, Tirymynech and Rhiwsaeson, nos 1102-1431 (with gaps) dated 1861-1927; also expired unnumbered tenancy agreements from Llwydiarth and Llangedwyn, 1839-1871; agreements of farms sold, Llangedwyn estate, 1843-1858; old agreements to Lady Day 1862, Llwydiarth estate, 1843-1861; agreements of tenements sold, Llwydiarth estate, 1845-1858, 1922; old agreements to Lady Day 1862, Llangedwyn estate, 1848-1859; notices to quit tenancies, Llwydiarth and Mathafarn estates, 1862; and sporting leases, 1889-1929.

Miscellaneous papers deriving from administration of the Llwydiarth and Llangedwyn estates, mainly in Montgomeryshire but also including Glan-llyn lands in Merioneth, relating to tenancies, [16]83x[1755], 1833-1858; crown rent receipts, 1686-1687; timber and repairs, 1787-1870; sales, exchanges, disputes, etc., 1798-1863; a particular of Dolwar township, 1817; and letters about shooting, 1885-1888.

Bundles, which may be original, of numbered and unnumbered expired tenancy agreements of the Arwystli and Cyfeiliog estates, for properties situated mainly in the parishes of Carno, Cemais, Darowen, Llanbryn-mair, Llangurig, Llanidloes, Llanwrin, Machynlleth, Mallwyd, Penegoes and Trefeglwys There are 9 files of numbered tenancy agreements nos. 2-1429 (with gaps) dated 1839-1912; old unnumbered agreements, 1840-1865; Cyfeiliog agreements to Lady Day 1862, dated 1842-1862; notices to quit, 1867-1870; and letters and a shooting lease, 1868-1899.

Scope and content: Papers relating to Wynnstay’s purchase of the Mathafarn estate, 1691-1761, and part of the Garthmyl Hall estate and Rhosygarreg in the locality of Awystli and Cyfeiliog, western Montgomeryshire, 1857-1858.

Miscellaneous papers deriving from administration of the Arwystli and Cyfeiliog estates, comprising estate correspondence, 1784-1873; Dyfi (Dovey) fishery receipts, balance sheets, etc., 1789-1913; forestry time book, sale notices, etc., 1820-1874; an agreement for making bricks, 1863; a game book of the Llanbryn-mair estate, 1868-1891; and particulars of farms, 1907.

Bundles, which may be original, of numbered and unnumbered expired tenancy agreements of the Oswestry and Llanforda estate, for properties situated mainly in Cynhinion, Llanforda, Llansilin (t. Sychdyn), Oswestry, Trefarclawdd and Trefonnen, There are 2 files of numbered tenancy agreements nos. 1A-125 (with gaps), dated 1855-1911; notices to quit tenancies, 1856-1871; unnumbered expired tenancy agreements, 1858-1870; and lease agreements in Great Ness and Kinnerley (non-Wynnstay), 1904-1908.